Tito Vilanova & Ibrahim Afellay

Francesc Tito Vilanova i Bayó (17 September 1968 – 25 April 2014) was a Catalan manager and footballer who played as a central midfielder. Ibrahim Afellay (born 2 April 1986) is a Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as an attacking midfielder or winger.5.0/5

Andreu Fontas,Jonathan Dos Santos and Ibrahim Afellay have all been shown the exit by Barcelona gaffer Tito Vilanova.

25 Aug 2012 20:36

Arsenal to sign Barcelona midfielder? Well it seems that three English clubs have renewed their interest in Ibrahim Afellay and Arsenal along with Chelsea and Liverpool are tipped as the clubs to want the versatile player. Reports suggest that he could spend next season on loan away from Barcelona and the race for the Dutchman has just started. Afellay was linked with Arsenal early in the transfer period but nothing came of it. Now the attacking midfielder, who can also play as a second striker is itching to get some playing time under his belt after learning that first team football will be scarce under coach Tito Vilanova this season. Afellay is believed to be open to a loan stint after Barcelona promised they would monitor his progress and consider bringing him back for the 2013/14 campaign. The Dutchman already has an offer on the table from Italian giants Inter, which he was ready to accept, but now, according to Reports, Arsenal are one of the teams to have re-entered the race for his services. To m ...

26 Jul 2012 02:39

coach Tito Vilanova has guaranteed that Ibrahim Afellay will not leave the club in the summer transfer window.

24 Jul 2012 20:59

Tito Vilanova has ended speculation linking Ibrahim Afellay with a move to Arsenal by revealing that the Dutchman will not leave the club.

24 Jul 2012 19:35

Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova says Ibrahim Afellay will not be leaving the club this summer. Read more at

Liverpool target Ibrahim Afellay is considering his future after Barca manager Tito Vilanova informed the him he would not be in his plans

19 Jul 2012 15:54

Ibrahim Afellay has been told by Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova that he will receive limited playing time next season.

19 Jul 2012 15:25

Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova has told Ibrahim Afellay that he can leave the club, with Arsenal and Liverpool sniffing around the Dutchman

19 Jul 2012 15:05

Barcelona player Ibrahim Afellay has been linked with both Arsenal and Liverpool after New boss Tito Vilanova says he won't get played much.

19 Jul 2012 13:46

Arsenal and Liverpool are both monitoring Barcelona forward Ibrahim Afellay after the Dutchman, 26, was told he would only have a peripheral role under new manager Tito Vilanova.

19 Jul 2012 13:30

Dutch star Wesley Sneijder has recommended his club Inter Milan should push hard to sign his compatriot Ibrahim Afellay from Barcelona – and beat off competition from Arsenal and Lille. Barca are open to offers for the winger, who has been told by the club's new boss Tito Vilanova that he will only ...

19 Jul 2012 13:07

The news that Ibrahim Afellay is unwanted by the new Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova he has sparked interest from Arsenal and Liverpool

19 Jul 2012 09:00

Ibrahim Afellay is not in the plans for new manager Tito Vilanova. and are interested in the Dutch winger.

Arsenal and Liverpool told to forget about signing Barcelona youngsters ! Arsenal and Liverpool targets Cristian Tello and Isaac Cuenca have been told they will not be allowed to leave Barcelona this summer. The young duo became regulars in the first-team squad last season but are expected to have less chances to impress under new boss Tito Vilanova, with David Villa and Ibrahim Afellay set to return from injury in time for next term. But Catalan newspaper Sport have reported that Vilanova has made it clear he wants to keep the attacking pair and will not even think about selling them this summer. And Pep Guardiola's former assistant has reportedly said he wants to build a new generation at Barcelona around Tello and Cuenca - aged 20 and 21 respectively - with the Premier League giants forced to look elsewhere for reinforcements.

04 Jun 2012 09:40

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has been told he has €25 million to spend this summer. Sport says Barca will make €25 million available to Vilanova plus any money he generates from sales. Seydou Keita, Adriano, Ibrahim Afellay and Dani Alves are among senior players who could be sold to boost Vilanova's transfer kitty

01 Jun 2012 09:08

Arsenal could move for Ibrahim Afellay who Tito Vilanova said may leave Barcelona this summer. I'm not too sure about that one.